Jay Reatard Documentary Coming To DVD With LP, Book

Better Than Something, a documentary chronicling the life of the late garage-punk Jay Reatard, made its way through the festival circuit and a limited theater release over the past year, and on Dec. 18 it will be available on DVD via Factory 25. The film features interviews and concert footage, and the DVD also boasts 20 extra minutes of Reatard interviews.

In addition, fans can get the DVD bundled with an LP and a book. The album features unreleased live cuts of Reatard and his various bands (Lost Sounds, the Reatards, Angry Angles), and 500 copies will come on blood-red vinyl. The book includes photos, an interview with Reatard, and essays by the Black Lips' Cole Alexander, King Khan, the Adverts' TV Smith, Lost Sounds' Alijca Trout, and more. You can order the collection via Factory 25's site.

Below, check out a trailer for Better Than Something, a selection from the LP (the Reatards' "No One Stands Me,"live at Gonerfest 2005), and the LP's track list. [P4K]